French Recipe Journal: Mamie’s Candied Fruit Cake

Mamie (Grandma) makes it, Papy (Grandpa) eats it! What is it? Grandma’s Candied Fruit Cake – the Cake aux Fruits Confits de Mamie,bien sûr (of course)! Candied fruits are often associated with Christmas season in the US but in the Art of the Home family it is year-round! The running joke is that even though it is recommended to wrap the cake and eat it the next day, “ici, on ne sait pas faire” (here, we don’t know how to do that). In fact, it’s lucky if there are any leftover at the home of the gourmands (la maison des gourmands). So here is the recipe from Art of the Home recipe journal – translated in English for you. Enjoy and bon appétit!

Confirm it is ready by inserting y by inserting the tip of a knife. Unmold. Cool off.

The little +
* Before putting in the oven, make a line down the middle of the cake and butter it up (for more details check our baking tip for loaf cake).
* Make sure you give a nice coat of flour to your candied fruits and only add them in the dough at the last minute.